Wednesday, October 1,2008 - Morehead City to Swan Point Marina at Snead's Ferry, NC

Dora showered at the marina and we departed Morehead City Yacht Basin at 0930. It was overcast and cool. We had an uneventful 42 mile trip although I never like going through Camp Jejune. We could hear the artillery firing nearby. We docked at Swan Point Marina in Snead’s Ferry located south of New River Inlet. It is a small, family run marina and boatyard that is a little run down. I had to enter the marina basin at nearly full throttle to avoid being swept past the basin opening by the swift tidal current. Dockage was $1.50/ft including electric service. We walked Sailor through the boatyard. Many of the boats were derelicts. A thunderstorm passed through just before dark producing high winds and some rain. We had chicken fried steak for dinner.